- Guilt and shame
- CBT and mindfulness
- School counseling background
About Leslie
Leslie Burley is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 24 years of counseling experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and addictions. She also focuses on communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, and workplace issues.
Leslie draws on a long background in education and school counseling. Before becoming an LPC she spent decades teaching at elementary, secondary, and college levels and worked as a school counselor in elementary, middle, and special education settings. That classroom and counseling experience shaped how she listens and responds to practical problems.
In sessions she uses straightforward, collaborative methods. She talks with clients about goals, develops a treatment plan with their input, and checks in about progress. Her work includes grief counseling, anxiety and depression support, and brief structured approaches when useful.
She has used marriage-focused tools such as Prepare and Enrich when couples or partners request that work. Leslie also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused approaches to help people identify patterns of thinking and try small changes. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools appear in her practice when they match a client’s needs.
People who come for help with shame or guilt can expect direct conversation about the feelings and about practical steps forward. Leslie aims to be reachable if a client is in crisis and to adapt the pace to each person’s situation. To begin she asks new clients to complete a short questionnaire and to set an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. It helps when someone needs to talk through painful feelings like guilt or shame and wants a therapist who responds to their concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors. It helps people spot patterns that keep guilt or anxiety active and to try small, practical changes.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. Leslie will talk with each client about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and may change as work progresses.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. They also allow sessions without being on camera if that helps someone engage. Licensed professionals, including Leslie, use these approaches to help people carry therapy into everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and addictions, plus related issues like guilt and shame and communication problems.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She talks directly about the feelings and uses practical steps drawn from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work to identify unhelpful patterns and try changes.
What is her background and experience?
She has 24 years of counseling experience and many more years in education, including work as a school counselor and as an adjunct college instructor.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, listed as TX LPC, and practices in Texas.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients see her?
She accepts international clients; confirm practical session arrangements when you begin the process.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.